PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Lidae enters the cage!

Bulger
vs
Lidae

189 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Bulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lidae throws a hook but Bulger blocks it.
Bulger misses with a double jab.
Bulger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bulger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lidae is trying to defend but Bulger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lidae looking for submissions off his back.

Lidae looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bulger passes into side control!
Bulger wants to control but Lidae is keeping him busy.
Bulger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lidae taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lidae gets back to half guard.

Lidae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Bulger.
Bulger wants to free his trapped foot but Lidae is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lidae wants to control but Bulger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lidae manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Lidae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lidae trying to keep a closed guard but Bulger is proving a slippery customer.

Lidae is looking for a triangle but Bulger pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulger stands up over Lidae, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lidae looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bulger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bulger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lidae has hold of Bulger's hands but Bulger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bulger working over Lidae with some ground and pound. Lidae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bulger has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lidae defend it? Bulger steps over the head and cranks it - Lidae is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bulger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Bulger!
A victorious Joseph Bulger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.